cheep and MrCheep, congratulations!
I had to smile, at your taking care to inform us when you were in active labour!
Seriously, though, it does feel lovely that you made the effort to let us know. What a community, eh?
Unfortunately, I fear I may be panicking and swearing about getting to hospital and will just go radio-silent. Sorry about that....
Here is something for your nests, aethelfleda and bennybenbear - 
sevensevenseven, lovely to hear from you! Just remember that lots of fluid is essential for making milk, whatever else you need (fenugreek, whatever). I used to down nearly a litre of water before feedings, and still got thirsty! In fact, there were times when I was faced with the mordant joke that DS had done all the drinking, and I had got the flipping hangover! That splitting headache you mentioned could be dehydration as well as the rest of the stuff (lack of sleep, crazily swinging hormones), so hopefully some more water/tea will be a quick fix?
Speaking of hangovers, are the DPs/DHs who are still drinking getting them? Perhaps heralding each "arrival" from this thread in November still will help focus their minds on the possibility of early births!
Well done for telling them off, msbuggywinkle. That was mean-spirited of them, but it has backfired, as your DH sounds lovely and will help put them in their place!
Darciesmumandbump, what was it that your DD didn't "want to"? Or was it something nebulously awful, which only a toddler can understand?
jomouse, I was sure at first that you were telling us about the results of your water birth, and was
, before realising it was "just" a hole in the ceiling. Awful timing, though!
I couldn't remember where you were planning to give birth, though, and was very relieved when you mentioned the cab trip to the hospital.
Good effort with the ball and "expressing", OiMissus! Fancy not even needing a pump!
Sorry your body is so achey, though.
MIL's birthday was quite nice today, though her second son (BIL is about 10 years younger than DH) didn't bother turning up, as he seems to have been out with a girl.
Little bugger.
We went out to the park, DS played with FIL, whom he (rightly) adores, chasing him and trying to drag him by his coat strap like a dog, while FIL played up to it. DS ended up agreeing to stay the night with them, and MIL gave me a bit of a worry by saying they would drive him back in the morning, her sitting in the back and holding him on her lap.
So frustrating - I couldn't even use the "it's illegal" argument, as people who don't think something's wrong aren't bothered by the law and don;t think they would be caught (to be honest, I don't think they would be caught, either). But it's just dangerous, especially as he's a bad enough wriggler in his car seat, and very strong, so is quite capable of getting free and trying a door (which of course they wouldn't have child-locked). Even if he got through the journey safely (quite a good possibility, I admit), it would just make it harder to get him into his car seat again (he got a taste for it this summer, too, when FIL drove him to the beach on his lap). DH is due to collect DS tomorrow, but if they drive him, I'm going to have to have a very loud fit, which is really not what anyone wants or needs right now.
Sorry, that turned into an IL rant, when I was only going to say we had a nice day! Oops.